cortot20

Woot Cellars Blitzen, a good table wine and that's all I wanted out of it. Not blown away by the QPR but have had considerably worse table reds at this price point so I am happy.

Initial impression is a nose full of berries with a little granite (or is that pencil lead?) in the background.
Palate is fruit forward and the finish is short. It has good enough acid to go with a variety of foods but will leave you wanting a little more if you treat it as a sipper.

klezman

cortot20 wrote:Woot Cellars Blitzen, a good table wine and that's all I wanted out of it. Not blown away by the QPR but have had considerably worse table reds at this price point so I am happy.

Initial impression is a nose full of berries with a little granite (or is that pencil lead?) in the background.
Palate is fruit forward and the finish is short. It has good enough acid to go with a variety of foods but will leave you wanting a little more if you treat it as a sipper.

I popped my first one of that set a few weeks ago. I thought it needed more time, but generally agree with your notes.

ddeuddeg

cortot20 wrote:I have an 05' cab and an 08' PS from them and really have no idea what to expect.

Their wines are all well-made, in my experience. The CF was 13.4% alcohol, almost old-world style. We drank the Tatria (Meritage) from this deal a year or so ago, and it was also a real winner. I think you'll be happy with those.

"Always keep a bottle of Champagne in the fridge for special occasions. Sometimes the special occasion is that you've got a bottle of Champagne in the fridge". - Hester Browne

klezman

klezman wrote:Iron Horse 2007 Estate Chardonnay with chicken piccata and linguine with butter, garlic, mushrooms. Wonderful pairing. The oak and non-ML character of the chard are great.

We also just decided to open a 2008 Harvest Moon Late Harvest Zinfandel. This is how it's supposed to be! Bright, acidic, slightly sweet, not terribly raisined, nice blackberry nose. 13% alcohol...I wonder how they stopped the fermentation. This would have also been nice if taken to full dryness.

cortot20

Opolo vineyards 08' rhapsody
Nicely balanced and more fruit forward than I was expecting. It seemed like a lighter wine than it should have been but it was very approachable in its youth and went well with a marinated tri-tip.

The wife opened a Wellington 10' roussanne
I did not taste, sorry Kyle.

klezman

We decided to open a 2006 Bogle PS Port. Initially it was all alcohol. Yuck. But letting it blow off for a few minutes did the trick, and it's a nice PS Port even if not terribly complex. For $12 I'm happy.

ddeuddeg

2010 Quivira Zinfandel. Came with the latest club shipment. I'm so used to hanging onto Zins until they've aged more than some think prudent that I had forgotten how lovely a perfectly made Zin can be at release. 2 bottles left from the shipment. With a 30% discount available for the next couple of weeks, may need to order more. It's that good.

"Always keep a bottle of Champagne in the fridge for special occasions. Sometimes the special occasion is that you've got a bottle of Champagne in the fridge". - Hester Browne

cmaldoon

rjquillin wrote:Planning on it. And I think bkarlan may even be paying a visit to SD. Otherwise I could burro it to LA for klez's warming, or perhaps to D&D.

Oh yeah... You're in So-So-Cal ;-)

Well, we do have many common acquaintances in the LA area... I also do have a brother who is going to school in SD which either gives me a reason to be there or a convenient drop point. I'll at least bring the stuff down at thanksgiving.

tytiger58

ddeuddeg wrote:2010 Quivira Zinfandel. Came with the latest club shipment. I'm so used to hanging onto Zins until they've aged more than some think prudent that I had forgotten how lovely a perfectly made Zin can be at release. 2 bottles left from the shipment. With a 30% discount available for the next couple of weeks, may need to order more. It's that good.

Hmmm never tried a Quivira will seek some out, any particular vintages you would suggest?

And I have to agree with you a well made aged Zin is really something special!

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